In this podcast, Tammy Howard, a horticulture specialist with NCAT's ATTRA sustainable-agriculture program, talks with Anna Elbon and Kim Gilchrist about their low-income local-food access work with farms and farmers markets in Montana.

Kim Gilchrist is a food access program manager at the Community Food and Agriculture Coalition in Missoula, Montana. She helped start the Double SNAP Dollar program which is a SNAP incentive program for farms, farmers markets, and some retail locations throughout Montana.

Tammy works at NCAT's headquarters in Butte, Montana.

Resources mentioned in this podcast:

Zenger Farm's "The CSA Farmer's Nationwide Guide to Accepting SNAP/EBT Payments"

Double SNAP Dollars

Wholesome Wave

Double Up and the Fair Food Network

Fair Food Network

ATTRA Resources

Outreach Tips for Farms that Accept SNAP Payments for CSAs

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You can get in touch with NCAT/ATTRA specialists and find our other extensive, and free, sustainable-agriculture publications, webinars, videos, and other resources at NCAT/ATTRA's website.

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